bhava

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noun

A feeling or mood, especially one of maturation that arises from understanding of the continuity of life and death (reincarnation).

OriginSanskrit भव ← Pali bhava →
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Meanings

bhava1

nounbhava (countable and uncountable, plural bhavas)

plural bhavas

  1. countableuncountableBuddhismA feeling or mood, especially one of maturation that arises from understanding of the continuity of life and death (reincarnation).

Bhava2

proper noun
  1. The eighth year of the 60-year cycle of the Tamil calendar.

Origin

  1. Palibhava
  2. Sanskritभव
  3. Englishbhava

Borrowed from Sanskrit भव (bhava) directly, as well as through Pali bhava.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bhava,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bhava.

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